Mission: Get Focused for New Year

I don’t set resolutions – Do You?  Considering most people break their resolutions within the first month, I avoid setting myself up for failure.  However, I do set goals and revisit them often, especially at the new year.  A few goals we have in our home this year:

1. Continue to eat healthy and avoid the stuff we know is bad for us.  This includes trying more recipes with sugar alternatives, dairy alternatives, vegetables prepared in new ways, using the crockpot and oven more often and being more adventurous with our taste buds!  I love to jump on allrecipes.com!

2. Focus on the healthy weight I want to be and get more physically active.  I’m going to do much less sitting and much more physical activity, even if it is playing Wii with the kids.  In fact, the elliptical is set up by the Wii so I have no excuse not to participate!  I’ll be drinking my Cinch Shakes too since they keep me energized and losing weight!

3. Continue on Shaklee’s Fast Track.  We’re on Track to earn $100,000 in 15 months.  I’m not shy about sharing because you can be on the Fast Track  too! In fact, our only way to reach this goal is to help others who also want the health and finances Shaklee has to offer.  We’re growing our team in 2010 and focused on helping others – not the end result – we will get rewarded when we reach out to more and more people.  We are going to hold monthly conference calls and monthly meetings to meet this goal.  The healthy outcomes we’ve seen, especially with our families who have disabilities, is amazing and can’t be kept quiet any longer!

4. Enjoy the present more, appreciate the past and look forward to the future.  This goal will have to be a daily focus, especially since I have a habit of second guessing the past, missing the present and worrying about the future.  When I accomplish this, my whole family will benefit from a more relaxed Mommy!

Did you notice that my goals are focused on the positive, not the negative.  Focusing on choices for healthy weight versus focusing on limitations for losing weight is getting me to my goal faster!  Focusing on the money we are earning versus the bills that have to be paid is working better!  Also, putting numbers out in the open (Shaklee’s Fast Track $100,000 in 15 months) gives our family a clear picture of our goal so we can quantify our progress.

Do you think you can write a positive, focused goal that is quantified by a deadline or specific actions?  It’s tougher than you think and I’d love to see yours here! Come on you can do it!  Put you goal in the comments and lets hold each other accountable for good things!